Learn About Android

Developed by the Open Handset Alliance, Android is an open platform designed from the ground up for the creation of compelling mobile applications. Android gives applications direct access to all aspects of a handset, facilitating developer innovation and rapid technology evolution.

Concentric Sky has built numerous Android apps both for ourselves and for customers. We have indepth knowledge of the Android development process as well as the in's and out's of Android advertising and product monetization.

If you have questions about how we use Android to build web applications, feel free to contact us.

Recommended Tutorials For Android Developers

• "Hello, World" Tutorial
• Develop Android applications with Eclipse

Buzz About Android

• Google Labs Release Gesture Search App For Android
  Google have released a new Google Labs application that enables Android users to search their phones by drawing letters on their screens. The new app known as Gesture Search searches the phones...
• AT&T Motorola Backflip To Include Yahoo! As Default Search Engine
  AT&T's first Android powered handset, the Motorola Backflip, will use Yahoo! as its default search engine. According to a report by BusinessWeek, the Motorola Backflip will feature Yahoo! as the...
• Google Nexus One Launch Postponed In China
  Google have today announced that the launch of their Nexus One handset in China has been postponed. The search giant are currently in a dispute with the Chinese Government over censorship and e-mail...
• Google Nexus One Sold Just 20,000 Units In Opening Week?
  A report from mobile app analytics firm, Flurry, Google's Nexus One handset sold around 20,000 units in its first week sales. According to the data compiled by Flurry that figure is 12 times less...
• Verizon OTA Update For Droid Eris – Sadly Not Android 2.1
  Verizon Wireless has begun sending HTC Droid Eris owners a new OTA (over the air) update to fix a small bug with the signal indicator display. The new update:  ROM: 1.17.605.1/ Radio: 2.32.40.11.09,...
• Android 2.1 SDK Now Available
  Less than a week after the launch of the Google Nexus One handset, Google have released the Android 2.1 SDK to developers. The 2.1 SDK includes all the new features we've seen in the Nexus One,...